Can Brian Hartline Bring Home a Natty for Ohio State While Being South Florida's Head Coach?
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Menace 2 Sports with Zach Smith
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🗓️ 9 December 2025
⏱️ 84 minutes
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Summary
CAN BRIAN HARTLINE REALLY DO BOTH?!
Today we dive into one of the wildest storylines in college football:
👉 Can Brian Hartline help Ohio State win a National Championship… while serving as the Head Coach at South Florida?
After accepting the USF job, Hartline is still heavily connected to the Buckeyes' offensive identity, WR room, and game planning — and now the big question is whether his presence, influence, and recruiting impact can still push Ohio State over the top.
With the Buckeyes in the middle of a title chase, this situation is unprecedented. We're breaking down whether Hartline can realistically juggle both worlds — and what it means for Ryan Day, the staff, the players, and Ohio State's chances in the College Football Playoff.
🔥 LIVE Show Topics:
Can Ohio State realistically win a Natty with Hartline splitting responsibilities?
How much influence Hartline STILL has on the OSU WR room and offensive game plan
What Ryan Day expects from Hartline during OSU's postseason run
How recruits, players, and boosters are reacting behind the scenes
The risks & advantages of Hartline juggling OSU and USF roles
Whether this hurts or helps Ohio State heading into the CFP
LIVE chat reactions, debates & predictions
What this means long-term for OSU's staff and offensive philosophy
This is one of the most unique coaching situations in modern college football — and its impact on Ohio State's championship hopes is massive.
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| 0:00.0 | It is Tuesday, December 9th. |
| 0:05.2 | And we are one more day removed from the Buckeyes' first loss. |
| 0:10.4 | Yeah. |
| 0:10.7 | A little more time to reflect. |
| 0:12.0 | I had, God bless me last night. |
| 0:14.0 | I didn't bless you guys, but he blessed me because I was having technical difficulties all day in my home studio. |
| 0:19.0 | And I got it fixed at about 9.30 p.m. So I didn't get to do the film room. So unfortunately, yesterday's blessing is today's curse. So now I have to break down both sides of the ball today. And I get to relive it. But in order to move forward, we must learn from the past. You almost said it. You're almost wide receiver coached Ohio State. |
| 0:38.4 | You almost accidentally accepted the job offer. My bad. Yeah. Be careful now. I did have Michael, I think I already said this on the show, but Michael Thomas started texting me over the weekend. Yeah. He's like, hey, it's time. I'm like, time for what? He's like, time for you to go get your job back. |
| 0:53.2 | I was like, man, he was like, what, you started all this shit. |
| 0:56.7 | You started the development. |
| 0:57.8 | Yeah. I'm like time for what he's like time for you to go get your job back I was like man he was |
| 0:55.2 | like what you started all this shit you started the development yeah go take your job back I'm |
| 0:59.5 | I'm saying if if the next receiver coach is not do a good job and he won't be given the same passes |
| 1:05.0 | that like obviously like anybody else had so like and they start doing a bad job your name will |
| 1:09.3 | start getting floored out there I don't |
| 1:11.2 | care as I just talked to Braxton about it at the gym in between shows did he say something about |
| 1:15.5 | you about it too because they because they know what it is I think is Mike and Brackson are like |
| 1:19.3 | my biggest advocates I don't know why but not happening that's not what we're here to break |
| 1:24.3 | but we do want to discuss the whole situation because I guess yesterday was kind of a reaction show, |
| 1:29.8 | reaction to the Indiana game, reaction to Brian Hartline leaving how he did, |
| 1:35.3 | and also the college football playoff rankings. |
| 1:37.2 | We had a shitload to do. |
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